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CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 22 points as Southern Utah defeated Idaho 75-59. Mikey Dixon led the Vandals with 17 points.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Darin Green Jr. had 23 points as Central Florida defeated South Florida 68-49. Darius Perry added 20 points for the Knights. Russel Tchewa led the Bulls with 13 points.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Michael Flowers scored 22 points and Washington State held off Stanford for a 66-60 victory for its fourth straight win. Flowers’ 3-pointer stretched the Cougars’ lead to 63-55 with 4:11 remaining. Spencer Jones made a 3 and James Keefe added a dunk to pull Stanford to 63-60 with 1:18 left. Washington

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kerr Kriisa scored 16 points and hit a big 3-pointer, Dalen Terry flirted with a triple-double and No. 7 Arizona grinded out a 76-66 win over No. 3 UCLA. Shut down by UCLA nine days earlier, the Wildcats had a good offensive flow in the

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Teddy Allen had 22 points as New Mexico State won its seventh straight home game, getting past California Baptist 68-57. Chance Hunter led the Lancers with 12 points.

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Graham Ike had 33 points and 10 rebounds as Wyoming extended its home winning streak to 10 games, topping Boise State 72-65. Abu Kigab led the Broncos with 26 points.

BEIJING (AP) — Olympic fans in the United States will be able to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games on Friday with their morning cup of coffee. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. in China. That’s 7 a.m. on the East Coast of the United States given the 13-hour time

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Derek St. Hilaire had 25 points as New Orleans stretched its win streak to nine games, topping Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79-70. Trevian Tennyson led the Islanders on Thursday night with 15 points.

CONWAY, Ark. — Tavian Dunn-Martin tied his career high with 34 points plus 10 assists to keep pace with Eddy Kayouloud and carry Florida Gulf Coast to a 95-93 overtime win over Central Arkansas. Kayouloud led the Bears on Thursday night with a career-high 34 points.

SAN ANTONIO — Devante Carter registered 14 points as Nicholls State narrowly beat UIW 63-60. Robert ”RJ” Glasper led the Cardinals with 13 points.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lazar Stefanovic made five 3-pointers for his 15 points and Utah ended a school-record 10-game losing streak with an 84-59 win over Oregon State. David Jenkins Jr. and Rollie Worster scored 13 points each and Branden Carlson had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Utah. Both Gach added 11 points

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Doug Pederson as their head coach Thursday night. The decision ends a wild and winding search that ended up where it started more than a month ago. Pederson was Jacksonville’s first candidate interviewed when he met with owner Shad Khan

BEIJING (AP) — Three-time men’s figure skating world champion Nathan Chen has delivered a strong short program to open the team competition at the Beijing Games. That gets the Americans off to a good start in their pursuit of a third straight medal in the event. Chen struggled in the team event in Pyeongchang. But

TULSA, Okla. — Luka Barisic had 22 points as Western Illinois held off Oral Roberts 90-85. Max Abmas led the Golden Eagles on Thursday night with 33 points.

FARGO, N.D. — Sam Griesel had 17 points and nine rebounds and Tyree Eady recorded 15 points and five steals as North Dakota State topped Nebraska Omaha 71-64. Felix Lemetti led the Mavericks with 17 points.

HOUSTON — LaTerrance Reed scored a season-high 21 points as Northwestern State ended its 11-game road losing streak, defeating Houston Baptist 97-87. Carvell Teasett added 20 points for the Demons. Darius Lee led the Huskies with 30 points, tying his career high.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Evan Gilyard II had 23 points as Kansas City defeated St. Thomas (MN) 81-72. Parker Bjorklund led the Tommies with a season-high 26 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chase Johnston posted 18 points as Stetson beat Lipscomb 77-71. Will Pruitt led the Bisons on Thursday night with a career-high 22 points.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — KJ Hunt had a career-high 32 points as Denver narrowly defeated North Dakota 81-79 in overtime. Paul Bruns led the Fighting Hawks with 22 points.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A California mayor says a San Francisco 49ers fan in a medically-induced coma fell after he was punched during a parking lot confrontation with an apparent Rams fan at the NFC championship game. Inglewood Mayor James Butts said Thursday that Sunday’s confrontation lasted less than five seconds. Daniel Luna, a 40-year-old